SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
COLONIES OF FRANCE ENGLAND
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writ of assistance
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militia
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petition
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minuteman
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boycott
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Detailed explanation-1: -militia, military organization of citizens with limited military training, which is available for emergency service, usually for local defense.
Detailed explanation-2: -militia in American English 1. a body of citizens enrolled for military service, and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies. 2. a body of citizen soldiers as distinguished from professional soldiers.
Detailed explanation-3: -Armies comprised soldiers for whom military service was their principal occupation, while the militia comprised individuals who were subject to military service only on a part-time or emergency basis. Put differently, the armies were the regular forces, while the militia was the citizen army.